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S. J. STRID MOUNTING FOR BRAKE GEARS Dec. 4, 1928.

Original Filed Aug. 5, 1925 FQMA.

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' l www @News @tees- Gemme lprefentocarrygeut my invention and aci Seyer@ in substantially the" following" jnianer', 'reference' beingnow `'medie-tizi iieom `envi'n'g; 'drawings that b'rrjliw a 'of 'this/s iiication. 1 'fin' thedmingsrdf f VFi'1-1'r'e1'is atbp, plan oa portion of a car eaelrl c ghwling'f inv I invention installed thereon. "l

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with its upperand lower flanges, Gand 7 lextended inwardly, so that a 35 smooth surface is presented at the end ofthe respectively,

\ car. The mounting, inthe present instance,

1 is adapted to support and position the lbrake operating,k gearing in a. lane above the 11pper flange` 6 of theendesi 2 yandB.` Thisffgearing is',spreferably, of the type disclosed' in U.- S.'Patent No. 1,508,564,

issued Septembery 16th, 1925, ,tov Fred lvfathfy l elements, shown on dottedk v drawiilgsgy aremounted to rotatev 'p45 between `top and bottom castings` of the p ews; 'Ihe twogear y,lines inthe mounting, the formerrk ofl which is of inverted Ushape (Fig. 2).,there being side {ianges 8 f and 9'depending from. theelongatedhomzontal connecting-platel. The bottom casti horizontal plate 11, one lend of whio is'provided ith-san.' upstanding [flange 12,that itsinsideothe `ila-.nge 9 of the top casting', and bolted or vriveted thereto.

" top endendem castnus andthe gearing cenis a' from' gravano@ pi elle `S111 e parts whe'everthe same ap. of the` instances,

1, as seen in Figures Re. v17,151

o'. 'renamed August 5, 1925.` V4"Applicinixm'for AThey irregularly shaped lugs antl 17 pro--v l ject laterllyin a. horizontl `di'r'el'tion from the longitudinal 'edge'oi the bottom Jcasting yn'carestfthe' 'end-sill",and 'thesel lugsV rare `1n s the same horizont-al,planewith eachother so that they rest iipon the'p r'suiuce' ofthe A top flange Gef the end-sil and-support the tained itherein. f s the pn1l,"incident"to the winding ofthe 'of thccar, and left inFig. 3, it is desirable to further reinbein-the form of two vertical bracing lugs,

v18 and 19the-formei preferably being shorterg, I than'the" latter. "These luqs'are braced by taperedgusset anges, 2Q andrl', respectively and said'bracinglilgs areiin: the same plane with each other, and are at right-angles to mi om@ force 'the` housing ofmo'un'ting `and in order to do this I haveprovided means which' may I sa end `ofvvhich is'connected the shelf or: elebrakelehnn', is longinfiqinslly inside oftheysill, or fro'mrthe 1 lugs 16 and-17, so that they are positioned f fiat against thef outer'surfacefofthe web 5 of the end-sill, to which they are bolted or liv-x Y eted. As will be seen in Figures land 2,y the lug 18y is inj'alinement, longitudinallyy of the car, With the gear vWinding shaft 22, while the lug 19similarly alineswith thev chain winding drum 23 of the pull or ystress exerted by certain ofsaid lugs` resting nponthe horizon? tal portion of said. end-sillwherebv vto support the brake-gearing above the endsill, and y they other ylug orflngs engaging and secured to .cat-ed intermediateithe lugs, 16 and 17, and.

comprising an inverted U-shaped a; bottom casting having flanged. said bottom provided 'th a plurality ofk vertical,reinforcing-lugs, y18 and 19 are lo-` K y,

gearingso that the n the shaft andchain i Y will be directed straight to the respective the vertical portion of the end-sill whereby to braeethestrueture against stress longitudinelly of the car.

' 2. The combination with the end sill of a -raiiwa -car, of a brake-Gear mountino f device one of the members of which is provided with spaced horizontal lugs that rest upon the upper edge of the end sill, and depending vertical lugs, intermediate said vfirst mentioned lug, that are secured to a vertical face ofthe end sill.

3. ,A brake gear mounting device comprising atop casting and a bottom casting secured thereto, said bottom casting providcd with a raised shelf, vertical and horizontal lugs extending from said shelf portion at right angles to each other, and a plurality of lugs extending from the remainingr portion of said bottom-casting also at right angles to each other, wherebyto provide supporting and reinforcing means for said mounting.

the sill and the'other element adjacent a lateral portion of said sill.

,. 5. In combination with a car end having a i vvertical plate and a lateral upper flange ex- `ending therefrom, a brake-gear mounting comprising Van elongated up r plate, an elongated `lower plate spaced t erefrom and ex- *tended laterall to said vertical plate, means connecting sai plates to provide agear housing, ahorizontal extension on the lower plate that is mounted on said flange, and a vertical iange on said lower plate disposed in engagement with one of the faces of said vertical plate.`A l

6. In combination with a car end having a vertical plate and a lateral upper flange eX-Y tendirg therefrom, Ya brake-gear mounting comprising an elongated upperplate, an elongated lower plate spaced therefrom and extended laterally to said vertical plate, means connecting said plates to provide a gear housing,y saidlower plate having a horizontal extension in alinement therewith that rests on andis secured to the lateral flange of the car end, and said lower plate having a Vertical flange at right-angles to said extension that fits against and is secured to the outer face of the vertical plate of thecar end.

7. In combination with acar end-having a` vertical plate and a lateral upper iange extending therefrom, a brake-gearv-mounting comprising an elongated up gated lower plate spaced t erefrom Aand eX- tended laterally to said vertical plate, means at the ends of said plates connecting the latter which means with said plates provide a gear housing, said lower plate having a horizontal extension in alinement therewith that rests on and is secured to the lateral flange of tical ange at right-angles to said extension lthat its against. and is secured to the outer SVENv JULIUs QSTRID.

plate, an elon-l f the car end, and said lower plate having a ver 

